64 Zoology. 



Catalogue and of the "Natural History of Mammalia," 1846-48), by 

 Mr. Martin, Mr. Ogilby, L. Fraser, E. T. Bennett, Dr. J. E. Gray, 

 Mr. Reid, Dr. T. Bell, Mr. Vigors, Dr. Horsfield, and others. 



A number of the Bats in the Society's Museum, including several 

 types, were acquired by Mr. B. F. Tomes, and have now been received 

 with his collection. 



The Types in the Collection. 



The value of type-specimens, and the index which their 

 possession gives to the importance of a Museum, are now so 

 universally recognised that a few lines may be devoted to the 

 richness of the British Museum in this respect. 



While the types contained in most European museums are 

 mainly those described by the successive officials, those in the 

 British Museum — partly owing to its having so long been the 

 centre of British work on Mammals, and partly to the incorpora- 

 tion of the contents of other museums, themselves in their time 

 centres of activity — represent the work of an exceptionally large 

 number of naturalists, whose names it may be of interest to 

 record. 



These fall naturally into two groups, as follows :— 



-Authors, the whole or greater part of whose Types 



are in the museum collection. 



Alston, E. K. Horsfield, T. 



Barrett-Hamilton, G. E. H. Leach, W. E. 



Bennett, E. T. Lydekker, K. 



Blanford, W. T. Major, 0. I. F. 



Bonhote, J. L. Martin, W. C. L. 



Brooke, Sir V. Ogilby, W. 



BtJRCHELL, W. POCOCK, E. I. 



de AVinton, W. E. Baffles, Sir T. S. 



DOBSON, G. E. KlCHARDSON, SlR J. 



du Chaillu, P. Sclater, P. L. 



Elliot, Sir W. Smith, Sir A. 



Fraser, L. Smith, C. Hamilton-. 



Gray, J. E. Swinhoe, K. 



Gould, J. Thomas, O. 



Gunther, A. Tomes, R. F. 



Hodgson, B. H. AYaterhouse, G. R. 



